Visit to Etsha-6 and Shakawe

The Zebras campaign made visits to Etsha-6 and Shakawe in northern Botswana in early October. The Tebelopele Voluntary Counseling & Testing mobile team was joined by national soccer star Onalethata Tshekiso who was nursing a injured ankle. In Etsha-6, we offered VCT services at a football tournament (a way to attrack men to test). In Shakawe, we provided VCT at a Youth and HIV community event where O.T. was a keynote speaker.

Photo (clockwise starting in the upper left-hand corner): O.T. greets a Zebras/Township Rollers fan who sports his "I know my status" wrist band; Tebelopele tent offering VCT at the game, U.S. Ambassador and main backer of the Zebra project Katherine Canavan at the Youth & HIV event, children watching from a nearby tree, Tebelopele public relations officer K.B. taking a quick break, new PCVs Joe and Kez, me giving local children lessons in the fist bump.